hostgroup.get

Description

integer/array hostgroup.get(object parameters)

The method allows to retrieve host groups according to the given parameters.

Parameters

(object) Parameters defining the desired output.

The method supports the following parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
graphids	string/array	Return only host groups that contain hosts or templates with the given graphs.
groupids	string/array	Return only host groups with the given host group IDs.
hostids	string/array	Return only host groups that contain the given hosts.
maintenanceids	string/array	Return only host groups that are affected by the given maintenances.
monitored_hosts	flag	Return only host groups that contain monitored hosts.
real_hosts	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts.
templated_hosts	flag	Return only host groups that contain templates.
templateids	string/array	Return only host groups that contain the given templates.
triggerids	string/array	Return only host groups that contain hosts or templates with the given triggers.
with_applications	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts with applications.
with_graphs	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts with graphs.
with_hosts_and_templates	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts or templates.
with_httptests	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts with web checks. Overrides the `with_monitored_httptests` parameter.
with_items	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts or templates with items. Overrides the `with_monitored_items` and`with_simple_graph_items` parameters.
with_monitored_httptests	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts with enabled web checks.
with_monitored_items	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts or templates with enabled items. Overrides the `with_simple_graph_items` parameter.
with_monitored_triggers	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts with enabled triggers. All of the items used in the trigger must also be enabled.
with_simple_graph_items	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts with numeric items.
with_triggers	flag	Return only host groups that contain hosts with triggers. Overrides the `with_monitored_triggers` parameter.
selectDiscoveryRule	query	Return the LLD rule that created the host group in the `discoveryRule` property.
selectGroupDiscovery	query	Return the host group discovery object in the `groupDiscovery` property. The host group discovery object links a discovered host group to a host group prototype and has the following properties: `groupid` - `(string)` ID of the discovered host group; `lastcheck` - `(timestamp)` time when the host group was last discovered; `name` - `(string)` name of the host goup prototype; `parent_group_prototypeid` - `(string)` ID of the host group prototype from which the host group has been created; `ts_delete` - `(timestamp)` time when a host group that is no longer discovered will be deleted.
selectHosts	query	Return the hosts that belong to the host group in the `hosts` property. Supports `count`.
selectTemplates	query	Return the templates that belong to the host group in the `templates` property. Supports `count`.
limitSelects	integer	Limits the number of records returned by subselects. Applies to the following subselects: `selectHosts` - results will be sorted by `host`; `selectTemplates` - results will be sorted by `host`.
sortfield	string/array	Sort the result by the given properties. Possible values are: `groupid`, `name`.
countOutput	boolean	These parameters being common for all `get` methods are described in detail in the reference commentary page.
editable	boolean
excludeSearch	boolean
filter	object
limit	integer
output	query
preservekeys	boolean
search	object
searchByAny	boolean
searchWildcardsEnabled	boolean
sortorder	string/array
startSearch	boolean

Return values

(integer/array) Returns either:

an array of objects;
the count of retrieved objects, if the countOutput parameter has been used.

Examples

Retrieving data by name

Retrieve all data about two host groups named "Zabbix servers" and "Linux servers".

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "hostgroup.get",
           "params": {
               "output": "extend",
               "filter": {
                   "name": [
                       "Zabbix servers",
                       "Linux servers"
                   ]
               }
           },
           "auth": "6f38cddc44cfbb6c1bd186f9a220b5a0",
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": [
               {
                   "groupid": "2",
                   "name": "Linux servers",
                   "internal": "0"
               },
               {
                   "groupid": "4",
                   "name": "Zabbix servers",
                   "internal": "0"
               }
           ],
           "id": 1
       }

Source

CHostGroup::get() in frontends/php/include/classes/api/services/CHostGroup.php.

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